Recap of Day 3 from Ohio high school wrestling's OHSAA state tournament in Columbus

COLUMBUS — The Ohio High School Athletic Association state wrestling tournaments concluded Sunday at Ohio State's Value City Arena. It was the 87th boys tournament and the second OHSAA girls state tournament.

Here's how the day unfolded from our live updates throughout Sunday. Miss any of our earlier coverage? Here's our Day 1 updates and here's Day 2.

8:29 p.m.: Final Division I, II, III and girls state championship team standings

• Division I

• 1. St. Edward (4 champions, 6 placers) 226.5, 2. Perrysburg (3, 5) 137.5, 3. Perry (1, 7) 132.5, 4. Dublin Coffman (0, 7) 88.5, 5. Brecksville 77.5 (0, 7)

• Division II

• 1. St. Paris Graham (4, 2) 135.5, 2. Buckeye (4, 1) 125, 3. Columbus St. Francis DeSales (1, 4) 95, 4. Bishop Watterson (1, 4) 83, 5. Wauseon (0, 6) 67

• Division III

• 1. Milan Edison (2, 4) 94, 2. Barnesville 85.5 (2, 3), 3. Legacy Christian (2, 2) 82, 4. Lake Catholic (0, 5) 74, 5. Delta (1, 3) 53.5

• Girls

• 1. Olentangy Orange (0, 5) 95, 2. Harrison (1, 3) 83, 3. Vermilion (1, 2) 65.6, 4. Marysville 60 (0, 5), 5. Warren (1, 1) 41

8:05 p.m.: Greater Akron/Canton owns 285 pounds as well in the OHSAA state wrestling champions

Add another two titles for the area in Division I's Aidan Fockler and Division II's Aidan Mozden.

Mozden, who was a third-place finisher last season, left no doubt against Hawken's Will Greenberg.

It came in a pin of 5:08.

Fockler successfully defended his title and left little doubt as well.

For the second week in a row the Central Michigan signee beat Riverside's Antonio Bottiggi.

This time, it came in an 8-2 win to make Fockler a four-time state placer and three-time state finalist.

7:38 p.m.: Greater Akron/Canton owns 190 pounds in the OHSAA state wrestling championships

Two area wrestlers came in with championship dreams and saw those dreams fulfilled.

In Division III, Garrettsville Garfield's Keegan Sell became the school's first two-time state champion.

And he did it in style with an escape, takedown and near fall all in the final 11 seconds to break a 6-6 tie and top Xander Myers of Liberty Center, 11-6, in their 190-pound title match.

In a battle of 2023 state champs, Sell led the entire way, building up his lead with a takedown in the first (2-0), a reversal in the second (4-1) and a takedown in the third (6-3).

Myers tied the score late, but Sell, with 11 seconds left and starting in the bottom position, executed a slick flip to get out of Myers' grasp for the victory.

Buckeye's Eddie Neitenbach, who pinned his way to the finals, added a title in Division II.

It came against Columbus St. Francis DeSales' Lincoln Shulaw.

Like Sell, it was over early and ended with the Wyoming commit scoring a 17-8 major decision win.

7:23 p.m.: Woodridge's Steven Duffy finishes second in OHSAA Division II at 175 pounds

Steven Duffy tipped his hat after his Division II 175-pound state title match.

The Woodridge senior ran into defending state champion Gunner Cramblet of St. Paris Graham in the final. Crambett used a tilt to get the pin in 55 seconds, handing Duffy just his second loss of the season.

7:19 p.m. Perry's Landen Johnson just misses OHSAA Division I state title at 165 pounds

Johnson was able to pick up an escape with 33 seconds left against now two-time state champion Ethan Birden, but couldn't close things out.

Birden walks out a three-time finalist and two-time state champ.

7:00 p.m.: Buckeye's Kaden King win in overtime to repeat as state champion at 157

It took overtime, but Buckeye is 3-0 in state title matches.

Buckeye 157-pounder Kaden King was in a dogfight with Clyde's Lance Overmyer with the match tied 1-1 after regulation. In the sudden victory period, King shot on Overmyer and got the winning takedown with a second to spare. The 3-1 gave King his second straight state title.

6:54 p.m. Three-peat! Wadsworth’s Jaxon Joy wins OHSAA state wrestling title, ties state record

Joy joined 2012 graduate Nick Tavanello as the only three-time state champion for the Grizzlies.

The 150-pound king is also the first four-time state finalist at the school. Oh, and he tied a Division I state record for career wins (189, Gio DiSabato, Hilliard Davidson).

It came with a 15-7 major decision win over Cincinnati Moeller’s Londen Murphy.

6:50 p.m.: Three-peat! Manchester's Jaydyn McKinney pins her way to 135-pound girls state title.

"The Villian" has done it.

Manchester's Jaydyn McKinney scored her fourth straight first-period pin to claim the OHSAA 135-pound girls title for the second straight year.

Facing fellow returning state champion Kira Cole of Miami East, McKinney hit her side headlock, through a leg over and got the pin in 1:19.

Combined with her OWCA state title her sophomore year, McKinney becomes a three-time state champion.

6:24 p.m. Perry's Charles Curtis sees an impressive streak come to an end at 138-pound OHSAA state final

A win streak that began at the Ironman finally came to an end when returning runner-up Kade Brown beat Curtis 10-3.

The two-time state placer finished his senior season an impressive 39-3 and walked away a two-time state placer.

6:14 p.m.: Brecksville's Anna Madi finishes state runner-up in girls 120 pound class

Brecksville's Anna Madi was unable to get her offense going against Chippewa's Kayla Moroschan in the girls 120-pound final. Moroschan won 5-0.

5:50 p.m.: Buckeye's Colyn Limbert repeats as Division II 120-pound state champion

Buckeye is 2-for-2 in Division II state title matches.

Defending state champion Colyn Limbert picked up his second straight title, winning a tight 3-1 decision over Galion's Gradey Hardin. Limbert got the match's lone takedown in the first period.

Buckeye cuts St. Paris Graham's lead to 121.5-116. The Bucks have two more state finalists tonight, but Graham has four.

5:34 p.m.: Buckeye's Blake Bartos pins his way to Division II 113-pound title

Blake Bartos started Buckeye's final session in emphatic fashion.

Bartos, the first of four Bucks to compete for titles tonight, pinned Carrolton's Kail Snair in 1:19 to win the Division I 113-pound state title.

5:30 p.m.: Highland's Brandon Bickerton wins Division I 106-pound state title

Highland's Brandon Bickerton had a flare for the dramatic in his rematch with Perrysburg's Ayden Dodd. The two met in the Perrysburg Invitational and Bickerton came out with the win.

This time Bickerton hit a flying squirrel at the buzzer to score a takedown to win 6-5. I

For those that don't know what that is Bickerton jumped over Dodd and grabbed him on the way back down to hit the Hail Mary two to come from behind to win.

WOW!

Read on for more on the final day of the tournament:

Standings heading into finals:

Division I

1. St. Edward 210.5 (8 finalists), 2. Perry 128.5 (3), 3. Perrysburg, 123.5 (3), 4. Dublin Coffman 84.5 (2), 5. Brecksville, 77.5 (0)

Division II

1. St. Paris Graham 121.5 (4), 2. Buckeyes 106 (4), 3. Columbus St. Francis DeSales 90 (2), 4. Columbus Bishop Watterson 79 (2), 5. Wauseon 67 (0)

Division III

1. Milan Edison 84 (2), 2. Barnesville 78.5 (2), 3. Lake Catholic 74 (1), 4. Xenia Legacy Christian 70.5 (2), 5. Delta 48.5 (1)

Girls

1. Olentangy Orange 95 (2), 2. Harrison 77 (1), 3. Marysville 60 (1), 4. Vermillion 59.5 (2), 5. Brookfield 39.5 (0`

Greater Akron/Canton OHSAA state finals pairings

• Division I

• 106: Brandon Bickerton, Highland vs. Ayden Dodd, Perrysburg

• 138: Charles Curtis, Perry vs. Kade Brown, St. Edward

• 150: Jaxon Joy, Wadsworth vs. Londen Murphy, Cincinnati Moeller

• 165: Landen Johnson, Perry vs. Ethan Birden, Dublin Coffman

• 285: Aidan Fockler, Perry vs. Antonio Bottiggi, Painesville Riverside

• Division II

• 113: Blake Bartos, Buckeye vs. Kail Snair, Carrollton

• 120: Colyn Limbert, Buckeye vs. Grady Harding, Galion

• 157: Kaden King, Buckeye vs. Lance Overmyer, Clyde

• 175: Steven Duffy, Woodridge vs. Gunner Cramblett, St. Paris Graham

• 190: Eddie Neitenbach, Buckeye vs. Lincoln Shulaw, Columbus St. Francis DeSales

• 285: Aidan Mozden, Alliance vs. Will Greenberg, Hawken

• Division III

• 190: Keegan Sell, Garrettsville Garfield vs. Xander Myers, Liberty Center

• Girls

• 120: Anna Madi, Brecksville vs. Kayla Moroschan, Chippewa

• 135: Jaydyn McKinney, Manchester vs. Kira Cole, Miami East

10:50 a.m. Greater Akron/Canton area OHSAA state wrestling third-place finishers

• Division I

• Lincoln Rohr (Perry, 106), Liston Seibert (Perry, 113), Israel Petite (Nordonia, 144), Evan Rizzo (Brecksville, 165), Blaine Chrisman (Medina, 175), Riley McPherson (Brecksville, 190)

• Division II

• Dom Prosperi (Canton South, 106), Kolten Barker (Louisville, 126), Danny Beckett (Buckeye, 144)

• Girls

• Abigail Mozden (Alliance, 130)

10:50 a.m. Greater Akron/Canton area OHSAA state wrestling fourth-place finishers

• Division I

• Blake Frantz (Wadsworth, 106), Rylan Seibert (Brecksville, 113), Jonathan Campbell (Walsh Jesuit, 132), Zack Aquila (Brecksville, 150), Marshall Geckler (Perry, 157), Gino Perrine (Nordonia, 175), Aaron Ries (Wadsworth, 285)

• Division II

• Aiden Bean (Marlington, 113)

• Girls

• Bella Mbappe (Walsh Jesuit, 115), Emma Shephard, (Perry, 125), MJ Shellenbarger (Mogadore, 155), Mia Gaetjens (Mogadore, 170)

10:50 a.m. Greater Akron/Canton area OHSAA state wrestling fifth-place finishers

• Division I

• Johnny Green (Aurora, 113)

• Division III

• J.P. Wrobel (Crestwood 126), Tristan McKibben (Rootstown 157)

10:50 a.m. Greater Akron/Canton area OHSAA state wrestling sixth-place finishers

• Division I

• Austin Bickerton (Highland, 113), Eddie Skiba (Brunswick, 120), Kade Mellon (Wadsworth, 138) Mannix Wasco (North Royalton, 144)

• Division II

• Christian Osborne (St. Vincent-St. Mary, 120), Dylan Hart (Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy, 132), Rylan Hurley (St. Vincent-St. Mary, 157), Jackson Eddy (Alliance, 190) Andy Vanscoy, (St. Vincent-St. Mary, 215)

• Girls

• Avery Horning (Alliance, 115)

10:50 a.m. Greater Akron/Canton area OHSAA state wrestling seventh-place finishers

• Division I

• Harrison Hafner (Brecksville, 126), Robert Davis (Stow, 132), Jace Jett (Brecksville, 138), Caige Horak (Perry, 175)

• Division II

• Taggart Wade (St. Vincent-St. Mary 138), Anthony Sindelar (Streetsboro, 120), Hunter Dietrich, (Minvera, 175)

• Girls

• Madelyn Begert (Northwest 110)

10:50 a.m. Greater Akron/Canton area OHSAA state wrestling eighth-place finishers

• Division I

• Luke Green (Aurora 106), Kolt Mellon (Wadsworth, 126), Nate Dulcie (Perry, 132), Ethan Leu (GlenOak, 144), Cole Walton (Aurora 157), Brock Sherman (Walsh Jesuit, 190), Grant Lefeld (Nordonia, 215)

• Division III

• Evan Kusmits (Manchester 126)

• Girls

• Kai Gaetjens (Mogadore 130)

9:33 a.m. Northeast Ohio owns OHSAA state wrestling

Again.

In terms of finalists, the Perrysburg District (15) and Hoover (5) led the way in Division I, Kettering Fairmont (5) and Darby (3) followed.

In Division II it was Norwalk, Kenston and Wilmington with eight apiece and then Gallia (4).

In Division III Rossford (10), Heath (6), Independence (6) and Troy (6) followed.

A look at the OHSAA state wrestling tournament team standings heading into the final day

• Division I

• 1. St. Edward (7 finalists, 5 in placement matches) 198.5, 2. Perrysburg (4, 3) 109.5, 3. Perry (3, 5) 105.5, 4. Dublin Coffman (2, 5) 78.5, 5. Cincinnati Moeller (2, 2) 58

• Division II

• 1. St. Paris Graham (4, 2) 109.5, 2. Buckeye (4, 1) 101, 3. Columbus St. Francis DeSales (2, 3) 77, 4. Bishop Watterson (2, 3) 64, 5. Carrollton (1, 3) 47

• Division III

• 1. Barnesville (2, 3) 71.5, 2. Milan Edison (2, 4) 68, 3. Legacy Christian (2, 2) 63, 4. Lake Catholic (1, 4) 56, 5. Delta (1, 2) 45.5

• Girls

• 1. Olentangy Orange 75 (2, 3), 2. Harrison (1, 2) 62, 3. Vermilion 59.5 (2, 1), 4. Marysville (1, 4) 51, 5. Gahanna Lincoln (1, 1) 53

2024 OHSAA wrestling state tournament schedule

• Sunday

  • 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m., Session 4, consolations

  • 4:50 p.m., Hall of Fame induction for coaches and officials

  • 5-8 p.m., Session 5, parade of champions followed by championship matches

  • How to watch, livestream the OHSAA high school wrestling state tournament

  • Every match will be streamed live by the NFHS Network.

Looking back at photos from Day 2 of OHSAA state wrestling tournament

Looking back at photos from Day 1 of OHSAA state wrestling tournament

This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: OHSAA high school wrestling state tournament Day 3 live updates